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Chunk #7 — MATERIALS AND METHODS — Participants — AN affected relative pair study

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Association study of 182 candidate genes in anorexia nervosa.
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lifetime eating disorder diagnoses of modified DSM-IV AN (again excluding amenorrhea), lifetime eating disorder diagnoses of DSM-IV bulimia nervosa (BN)-purging type or nonpurging type, or an eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS)—sub-threshold AN, sub-threshold BN, or sub-threshold mixed (relatives who were normal weight but reported either purging behavior or excessive exercise or periods of fasting due to extreme fear of weight gain or undue influence of body weight on self-esteem). For the complete list of inclusion and exclusion criteria for probands and relatives, see Kaye et al. [2000].